McHale Archives

Assistance from Tim Burke, Jose Chang, Joseph Chiafari, Noboru Inoue

A project to design the archives of John and Magda McHale, conducted as an academic exercise with students. The concepts of archives and stasis were explored in relation to issues of mobility and transience promoted by the McHales in a series of mobile archival cases constructed of 1/2" plate aluminum and translucent rubber.Scope: Design, detailing, and fabricationSite: 500 SF interior space, School of Architecture & Planning, SUNY at Buffalo